Using iFi iPower 12V With WD Drive

[mikey8811]

Hi

 

Does anyone here power their WD drives with anything other than the WD supplied generic wall wart power adapter?

 

Firstly, are there any merits to doing so?

 

Secondly do the differences in specifications matter?

 

My drive specifies 12 Volts, 1.5 Amps, 18 Watts.

 

The iFi iPower 12 V specifies 12V/1.8A.

 

From the past I am guessing the higher amperage is OK with other equipment but not sure if it is the same with disk drives. Will it fry the drive and cause data loss with prolonged use?

 

Thanks

[EuroChamp]

Higher amperage will not be a problem, it only shows that the psu is more powerful than you need it.

 

And 12V DC is 12v DC.

 

I think it will work fine. But take care of correct wiring of the +12v and -12v.

[mikey8811]

Hi

 

As in centre pin positive or negative?

 

 

 

But take care of correct wiring of the +12v and -12v.

[EuroChamp]

yes

[mikey8811]

I wrote to WD.

 

They said:

 

We were advised that we don't recommend to use this power adapter 12v 1.8A in our My Book Studio as this will cause issues on your device.

 

I am assuming they may not know what they are talking about.

[EuroChamp]

To me it means, they can not recommend it of course and that is your own responsibilty, what is right.

WD has no time and interest to support you in this very special and exotic special modification - what I fully understand.

[rhale64]

I am thinking of trying one on my Western Digital my cloud.

 

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[davide256]

Spend your money on a 2.5 " drive as that only requires 5v and has an electrically quieter controller. You can then run it off an Ankar battery for many hours before needing recharge and if its SSD even longer.